Spice-Rubbed Chicken with Roasted Onions
Recipe from
Better Homes and Gardens
This delicious dinner recipe is easy to make and something the whole family will love. It includes a savory mix of cumin, coriander, nutmeg, paprika, and garlic powder spices.

Servings:
Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Prep Time:
20 mins
Total Time:
2 hrs 20 mins
Ingredients
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4 cupsthickly sliced or quartered red, white, and/or yellow onions and/or boiling or ciopollini onions, peeledsee savings

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1 5- to 6-lb.whole roasting chickensee savings

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1 tsp.sugarsee savings

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1 tsp.garlic powdersee savings

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1 tsp.ground cuminsee savings

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1 tsp.paprikasee savings

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1 tsp.ground coriandersee savings

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1/2 tsp.saltsee savings

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1/4 tsp.ground cinnamonsee savings

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1/4 tsp.ground black peppersee savings

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1/8 tsp.ground nutmegsee savings

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2 Tbsp.olive oilsee savings

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Chard Leaves (optional)see savings

Directions
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Preheat oven to 350 degree F. In large shallow roasting pan place half the onions in an even layer. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt; set aside. Fold chicken neck skin onto chicken back, secure with small skewer; tie legs to tail with kitchen string. Tie wings close to body or twist wing tips up and tuck under back of the chicken.
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In small bowl combine sugar and remaining seasonings. Brush chicken all over with oil. Sprinkle spice mixture and rub in with fingers. Place chicken, breast side up, on onions in pan. If desired, insert meat thermometer into center of inside thigh muscle. (Thermometer should not touch bone.) Loosely cover with foil.
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Roast for 1 hour. Remove foil. Add remaining onions to pan. Roast, uncovered, 30 minutes; cut strings on legs and wings. Roast 30 to 45 minutes more or until drumsticks move easily in their sockets and chicken is no longer pink (180 degrees F in thigh). Cover with foil. Let stand 15 minutes before carving. Serve chicken with roasted onions and chard leaves. Makes 6 to 8 servings.
Nutrition information
Calories 618, Total Fat 42 g, Saturated Fat 11 g, Monounsaturated Fat 19 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 9 g, Cholesterol 191 mg, Sodium 438 mg, Carbohydrate 9 g, Total Sugar 4 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 49 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 14%, Calcium 5%, Iron 13%.
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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